Attorney Deetta Steinmetz, Cohen Garelick & Glazier, Indianapolis, Indiana

Deetta Harmon Steinmetz
Indianapolis, Indiana

Senior Counsel
phone	800-624-7370 317-573-8888
fax	317-574-3855
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Deetta Steinmetz concentrates her practice in the area of family law. Since attaining her law degree in 1987, Ms. Steinmetz has devoted her career to representing clients in dissolution and post-dissolution matters. She has tried dissolution of marriage, child custody, parenting time, child support, relocation, property division and modification cases in most counties in central Indiana. Prior to joining Cohen Garelick & Glazier in 2010, Ms. Steinmetz practiced family law with the Indianapolis firms of Pennamped and Associates and Cohen & Malad. Deetta has an AV Peer Review rating from Martindale-Hubble.

Ms. Steinmetz received her Bachelor of Science degree with a double major in English and Speech Communication from the Honors College at Ball State University in 1984. She received her Doctor of Jurisprudence degree from Indiana University School of Law - Indianapolis in 1987.

Ms. Steinmetz has been a registered domestic mediator since 1993. She has served as a lecturer and writer on family law topics at numerous Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum ("ICLEF") seminars since 1993, in addition to being a guest lecturer on family law to undergraduates at Indiana University Purdue University at Indianapolis. Deetta served on the Executive Committee of the Family Law Section of the Indianapolis Bar Association for six years.

Year Joined Organization:: 2010

Areas of Practice:: Family Law

Litigation Percentage:: 100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions:: Indiana, 1987; U.S. District Court Southern District of Indiana, 1987

Education:: Indiana University School of Law, Indianapolis, Indiana, 1987
Doctor of Jurisprudence; Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana, 1984
B.S.
Honors: Dean's List
Major: English and Speech Communication

Representative Cases:: Larkins v. Larkins, 685 NE2d 88 (Ind. App. 1997)

Classes/Seminars Taught:: Lecturer, Family law, Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum (ICLEF) Family Law Mediation Training Seminars, 2001 - 2008; Prepared or Assisted in the Preparation of Written Materials, (Presenters Bruce Pennamped and Kathryn Burroughs), ICLEF, 2002 - 2009; Lecturer, An In Depth Analysis, The Indiana Child Support Guidelines, ICLEF, 1993; Adjunct Professor, Introduction to Law Class, Indiana University Purdue University at Indianapolis, (IUPUI), Department of Political Science, 2001; Frequent Guest Lecturer, Family Law, Undergraduate Classes at IUPUI, 1997 - 2004

Honors and Awards:: Martindale-Hubbell Attorney Rating: AV; Registered Domestic Mediator, 1993 - Present

Professional Associations and Memberships:: Indianapolis Bar Association, 1991 - 1997; Member, Family Law Executive Committee; The Indianapolis Bar Association; Chair, Committee Responsible for Planning Family Law Seminars

Past Employment Positions:: Cohen and Malad, Associate Attorney, 1991 - 2001; IUPUI, Adjunct Professor, 2001

Pro Bono Activities:: Member, Castleton United Methodist Church; Volunteer, Interfaith Hospitality Network; Volunteer, Habitat for Humanity of Greater Indianapolis

Fraternities/Sororities:: Phi Beta Phi; Phi Delta Phi

Birth Information:: 1962, Anderson, Indiana, United States of America

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